Fig.5From: The free flap based on a single proximal perforator of the radial artery: ultrasonography study and clinical applications in reconstruction of soft tissue defects in fingerCase three-crush injury causing the volar soft tissue defects in index finger and ring finger (A). A free radial artery perforator flap was designed (B) to reconstruct the defect in ring finger, basing on the single perforator in the proximal half of forearm (C). The appearance of the flap post-operatively immediately (D) and at 8 months after surgery (E), the functional result (F) and donor site scar (E) were acceptable. (Another free superficial palmar branch of the radial artery flap was designed to reconstruct the defect in index finger.)Back to article page